Busboys and Poets interview questions
Updated Mar 19, 2026Difficulty
Easy
Experience
Very positive
How others got an interview
- 7%OtherOther
- 7%In PersonIn Person
Interview search
19 interviews
Busboys and Poets interviews FAQs
- Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Busboys and Poets as 66.7% positive with a difficulty rating score of 1.61 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Server/Bartender and Food Runner rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Hostess and Host roles were rated as the easiest.
- The hiring process at Busboys and Poets takes an average of 11 days when considering 18 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for Server/Waiter had the quickest hiring process (on average 3 days), whereas Busser/Runner roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 21 days).
- Common stages of the interview process at Busboys and Poets according to 18 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 39%
Personality test: 14%
Skills test: 14%
Background check: 7%
Phone interview: 7%
Presentation: 7%
Drug test: 4%
Other: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Here are the most commonly searched roles for interview reports -
- Server(31) ;
- Server/Waiter(18) ;
- Bookseller(4) ;
- FOH Manager(4) ;
- Host(4) ;
- Busser/Runner(3) ;
- Server/Bartender(3) ;
- Assistant Manager(2) ;
- General Manager(2) ;
- Hostess(2) ;
- Manager(2) ;
- Waitress(2) .
